It was intense, inspiring, emotional, personal and true! I highly recommend it.
While I was watching it, I was thinking of my friends who are serving their missions right now. I know they are going to be protected and kept safe but it just makes you realize the realities of a mission that aren't spoken of. Honestly, I am sure missionaries go through things similar to that all the time. Fortunately, if they are there for the right reasons and are doing their best work, nothing should happen to them.
The most inspiring thing about this movie is the faith the missionaries exhibit. They are in one of the worst situations possibly imaginable and they are still able to talk to each other like friends and learn more about the other. They share their testimonies in ways they never would have before, they keep their calm through talking about passions such as basketball back home, and the coolest thing is one of the kidnappers who is in charge of keeping watch over them overhears all of this and he is changed as well. He even asks the missionaries to pray for him and his family.
One of the coolest quotes of the movie is this: Light always shines through darkness.
Through their faith, they shine through the terrible motives of the kidnappers. If they hadn't been willing to continue to "teach someone everyday of their mission" they probably would not have made it out alive. But because they shared their testimonies through action they came out victorious and changed the hearts of some of the darkest people.
So if you are looking for something to do in the next couple months, go see this movie! There is no way you would regret it.
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